último

/[ˈul̪t̪imo]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#374

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

último is anSpanishadj. It means: Que, en una serie de cosas o eventos, no tiene otro que lo siga. Pronounced [ˈul̪t̪imo]. It ranks #374 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with últimos and ultima.

Key facts for último
PropertyValue
Headwordúltimo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈul̪t̪imo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#374
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of último in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for último is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈul̪t̪imo]. Corpus data places it at rank #374 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for último, with forms such as "lútimo", "úlitmo", and "úlltimo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "últimos", "ultima", "ultimas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is último, spelled Ú-L-T-I-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que, en una serie de cosas o eventos, no tiene otro que lo siga.
  2. 2
    En especial, el más reciente en una serie de cosas o eventos.
  3. 3
    En especial, el más alejado o recóndito en una serie de cosas o eventos.
  4. 4
    Que resuelve o decide una cuestión, sin posibilidad de revisión ulterior.
  5. 5
    Extremadamente intenso o marcado, hasta el punto de ser inimaginable un grado ulterior.
  6. 6
    Superlativo irregular de ulterior: sumamente ulterior.
  7. 7
    Superior en su clase, y a veces también se toma por inferior, peor.
  8. 8
    Se aplica al objeto final a que deben encaminarse nuestros designios y acciones.
  9. 9
    Acaecido poco ha.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lútimo,úlitmo,úlltimo,últimmo,últiom,últmio,últtimo,útlimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for último

Misspelling Variants of "último"

lútimo6úlitmo6úlltimo7últimmo7últiom6últmio6últtimo7útlimo6
Misspelling Variants of "último"

Frequency rank: #374 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "último"?
"último" is spelled Ú-L-T-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈul̪t̪imo].
What does "último" mean?
As an adj, "último" means: Que, en una serie de cosas o eventos, no tiene otro que lo siga.
What words are commonly confused with "último"?
"último" is commonly confused with "últimos", "ultima", "ultimas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "último"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "último" is [ˈul̪t̪imo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "último" come from?
"último" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.